'It was the work of a man who knew things which it was unholy for men to know... it was beautiful and obscene'

Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is the story of Charles Strickland, a London stockbroker who suddenly abandons his wife and family to become a painter.

At once a portrayal of the mentality of genius and a harsh and disturbing study of a man possessed by demonic forces, The Moon and Sixpence is a brillaint affirmation of Maugham's power as a novelist.

First published in 1919

Pan Books 1974

Adepas heppasi kirjan, toimitus Annelisin ja Flower78:n kautta Tampereelle helmikuussa :)

I'll give the book tomorrow to Annelis who'll take it to next Tuesday's monthly meet-up as Flower78 has kindly promised to take a few books with her to Tampere later this month :) So the book will now start its longish journey towards adepas :D Thank you, couriers!

Got the book from Flower78 in the meeting. Thank you Tarya!

I've been looking forward to reading some Somerset Maugham for a while now, but never really got to it. Thanks for this book, it looks like it's finally time for me to dig into his works!

Fascinating dive into the mind of an artistic genius.

Received safely from BaiLong, thank you for sharing.